I am doing some research on L. Ron Hubbard and the O.T.O. and am hoping you can help me with information about some documents contained within the Gerald Yorke Collection identified above.

The specific documents within the York Collection are described in an online article by Michael Staley:

In 1969, the “Sunday Times” newspaper published an article on the lines of “Founder of Scientology involved in Black Magic”, in which they recounted details of the Babalon Working. The article was based on details gleaned from the Gerald Yorke Collection at the Warburg Institute, to which the reporters had gained access. Hubbard instituted legal proceedings for libel, and the “Sunday Times” for reasons of their own decided not to fight it. Subsequently, Yorke withdrew from the Warburg those papers relating to the Working. They were, incidentally, returned some years ago, following Yorke’s death, but are under a 25-year seal. At the time of the action, the Church of Scientology made a statement alleging that Hubbard had been sent in as an FBI agent to break up a “Black Magic group” which had included several prominent scientists. The operation had, they continued, succeeded beyond the wildest expectations: he rescued a girl that they were “using”, and the group was dispersed and never recovered. http://user.cyberlink.ch/~koenig/dplanet/staley/staley11.htm

Thanks very much for your answer. These documents are of great significance to the Scientology problem, and I am relieved to know that they are still safe. Scientology has undoubtedly calendared the end date for the seal as well. The organization has a long history of document theft and destruction, including from libraries.

Would it be possible to obtain a scan of the sealing order or other document?

The envelop does not specify any month or day, thus as far as we are concerned its content will be available for consultation after 01/01/2010. You will need permission to use the Yorke Collection. For this you need to apply in writing to the Librarian, Professor Jill Kraye, whom I have copied in this email.
Kind regards

I have just discovered your website, thanks to a WWP thread which led me here. I intend to do a lot of reading of the materials you have provided and I have bookmarked your website to return to it frequently.

Thank you for this much needed research and documentation.

I, like you, was duped by scientology and would never have spent any time or money on it, if I had known the truth. I hope through your efforts and countless others…..that scientology will only be remembered in the annals of history as the “largest spiritual/financial fraud to be perpetuated in the 20th century”.